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Tickets are now on sale as ‘The Polish Prince” Andrzej Fonfara returns to the boxing ring on Friday, December 16th headlining Windy City Fight Night 20 at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions.
Also featured at Windy City Fight Night 20 in separate bouts will be sensational Puerto Rican newcomer, welterweight Luis “Sito” Santiago, 3-0-0 (1KO), hard hitting recent Chicago transplant, super middleweight Mike Gavronski, 4-0-1 (3KO’s) and heavyweight Curtis Tate, 3-2-0 (3KO’s) of Olive Branch, Mississippi.
Just 23 years old, Fonfara has become a popular name in Chicago sports, drawing tremendous crowds to his crushing knockout victories at the UIC Pavilion over the last three years.
In his last start on September 23rd, the Warsaw, Poland native destroyed Jose Spearman, stopping him with a brutal left hook body shot in the second round.
“Andrzej is turning into a star in Chicago. Boxing fans are turning out in record numbers to see his performances. He keeps on improving as a fighter inside the ring with his devastating knockouts and continues to build his army of Chicago fans” said Pesoli.
Fonfara, 19-2-0 (10KO’s), is unbeaten in his last ten contests, his last seven bouts finishing with his trademark brutal knockouts.
Fighting out of Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, the 26-year-old Luis Santiago has wasted no time making his mark as a must-see prospect to watch. Turning professional in April of this year, the all-action Santiago has marched through his first three opponents, all of the wins coming in front of his very large, loud and proud legion of supporters at the UIC Pavilion.
On August 26th, Santiago looked outstanding winning all four rounds against Clifford McPherson peppering the Cleveland native with a stiff jab and consistent right hand power shots to the head and body throughout the fight.
Hailing from Tacoma, Washington, the 25-year-old Mike Gavronski, 4-0-1 (3KO’s) quickly impressed Chicago fight fans with an excellent performance on September 23rd winning a four round shut out decision over cross-town rival Gerald Taylor.
Displaying a vast array of boxing skills combined with power in both hands, Gavronski imposed his will from the opening bell, earning a standing ovation from the 8 Count Productions faithful who hailed his performance.
With all three of his wins coming by way of first round knockout, the 27-year-old Curtis Tate has stunned fight fans across the country with his highlight reel stoppages. He will be making his Chicago debut on December
16th.
Much more information on these and additional bouts on Windy City Fight Night 20 will be announced shortly.
Advance tickets priced at $76, $51, $36 and $31 can be purchased through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com
), the UIC Pavilion Boxing Office (312-413-5740) or the 8 Count Productions Office (312-226-5800). Doors on the evening of the event will open at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm.
